A zombie walk

Every lesson

1. 

   Lesson 1 · 0:54

   Watch how you walk

   Your turn: Draw your walker from the side: a round body, stick arms and legs, and a nose that points the way it walks.

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   What the film says

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      Hi, I'm Tek! Let's make a drawing walk. Not just once. Again and again, forever!

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      First, be the walker. Stand up and walk across the room, really slowly.

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      Look at your legs. One swings forward, then the other. They swap on every step.

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      Now look at your arms. When your left leg goes forward, your right arm swings forward. Opposite!

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      And your head bobs. Down when your foot lands. Up when you push off your toes.

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      Animators watch real walking first. Then they draw what they saw.

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      Your turn. Draw your walker from the side. A round body, stick arms, stick legs, and a nose that points the way it walks. Then press Next.

2. 

   Lesson 2 · 0:56

   The four poses

   Your turn: Draw contact, down, passing, and up in a row on one ground line. Write each name under its pose.

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   What the film says

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      Here's the secret. One step is just four poses. Contact. Down. Passing. Up.

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      Contact. Both feet touch the ground, legs wide apart. The front heel just landed.

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      Down. The front knee bends to catch you. This is the lowest your walker gets.

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      Passing. The back leg swings past the straight one, with the knee bent and the foot up.

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      Up. Push off your toes! The body rises. This is the highest it gets.

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      Draw a ground line first, so every foot lands on it. Then check the bob. Low, then high.

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      Your turn. Draw the four poses in a row. Contact, down, passing, up. Write the name under each one. Then press Next.

3. 

   Lesson 3 · 0:53

   Now the other leg

   Your turn: Draw your eight poses on eight sticky notes, one leg red and one leg blue. Number them 1 to 8.

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   What the film says

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      Four poses make one step. But a walk needs two steps. Left, then right!

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      So draw the four poses again. This time, the other leg goes in front.

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      Here's a trick. Color one leg red and one leg blue. Now you can see which leg is which!

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      That makes eight drawings. Draw each one on its own sticky note, with the feet on the same line.

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      Number them, one to eight. After eight comes one again. That's the loop!

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      Line them up and look. Red leg in front, then blue leg in front. Red, blue, red, blue.

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      Your turn. Draw your eight poses on eight sticky notes. One red leg, one blue leg. Number them one to eight. Then press Next.

4. 

   Lesson 4 · 0:56

   Proud or sneaky

   Your turn: Ask a grown-up to photograph your notes, then swipe through fast. Then try a proud walk or a sneaky walk!

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   What the film says

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      Time to make it walk! Lay your eight notes in a row. Ask a grown-up to snap a photo of each one, in order.

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      Now swipe through the photos fast. One to eight, then back to one. It walks on the spot, again and again!

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      Now give it attitude. The same eight poses can walk in lots of ways.

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      A proud walk. Chest out, head high, big bouncy steps. Make the up pose extra tall!

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      A sneaky walk. Body low, knees bent, tiny tiptoe steps. Make the down pose extra low!

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      Then take your walker to the Animation Studio. Tap I drew one, and make it the star of your movie.

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      Your turn. Make your walker walk, again and again. Then try a proud walk or a sneaky walk. You made a walk cycle!